Special ability vs Stars

[Bunzo]

I have a few players this season that have been " Special" very "Special" lol

[HoofDaddy]

Let's sum it up: get young guys who have quality, improve fast in training and perform. If they can play multiple positions, that's a welcome addition as they make your squad deeper.

If they already have a special ability, great, but don't spend tokens or skill points just for a SA.

If you are buying the most expensive Nordgens of your league level, maxing them to 6 star actually hinders their development. I fyou put 50 points into a valuable SA in their first season, their gains in the 2nd will not drop off as quickly as a player you are just pumping skill points into. Also, you are lvl 5, playing against bots, why should we listen to you. My league this season, the top season scorer had 13 goals. If you don't have specialists on your setpieces, you won't score as much, it's a fact.

[mmunger]

If you are buying the most expensive Nordgens of your league level, maxing them to 6 star actually hinders their development. I fyou put 50 points into a valuable SA in their first season, their gains in the 2nd will not drop off as quickly as a player you are just pumping skill points into. Also, you are lvl 5, playing against bots, why should we listen to you. My league this season, the top season scorer had 13 goals. If you don't have specialists on your setpieces, you won't score as much, it's a fact.

My experience so far with SA doesn't allow me to call those "valuable" and I am not the only one to say that. Many managers who are more experienced than I am are saying the same thing in this forum.

And by the way, you are making the wrong assumption about bots. Most managers in my league are active.

In the end, we can all manage our teams the way we want to and it doesn't matter if we disagree.

[HoofDaddy]

Coincidence?

[Tactician]

guys! shouldn't I get an undefeated achievement for this?

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You will get it tomorrow.

[mmunger]

Coincidence?

Your players are performing well, which is great.

Yet, I've seen enough players without SA performing well, both in my leagues and in screenshots shown by other managers here, that I won't associate good performance with SA.

[HoofDaddy]

No, they are playing in a 3 star league, by design.

Such a scientific approach you have, numbers may appear easier to quantify than %chance increases or "luck" boosts but I assure you that any and all advantages should be sought out.

[mmunger]

No, they are playing in a 3 star league, by design.

Such a scientific approach you have, numbers may appear easier to quantify than %chance increases or "luck" boosts but I assure you that any and all advantages should be sought out.

Enjoy using your method and best of luck with that. We'll agree to disagree as far as I am concerned

[Tactician]

I have two players, both rated 6 stars and have the corner specialist special ability. In the first 2/3 part of this season, both players were assisting successfully from corners. In the final third part of this season, the special abilities appeared to have been disactivated; the players do not take corners like they did before, even when playing against much weaker opponents. One of the player was here last season; he was the team best assister and he was very efficient in taking corners.

I have a player, rated 7 stars (rated 6 stars earlier in the season) with free-kick special ability. This special ability appeared to have worked efficiently for about the first 2.5 weeks of the season (a period where he was still in the 6 stars range). Then, as with the cases above, the special appeared to have been disactivated - the player did not score any more from free-kicks; many of his free-kicks went high or wide, even when playing against much weaker opponents.

You would have expected that the raise in quality as the season went on would have made the players more efficient; but, as you have read above, the reverse has occurred after some time.

I have had a lot players with special abilities. My opinion on special abilities: they do work and they do give the team a significant advantage, but only when the game allows them to work, and I would say the same when it comes to quality too.

[Gert Funck]

I am not saying yay or nay.

Just want to post a player that is doing very well and not having any SA or even scout level


sometimes a player is just excellent in a season or two